Toys R Us ditch boys and girls categories

Toys R Us are putting an end to categorising toys into boys and girls categories. This means that they'll be selling toys and it'll be up to your child which ones they want. It is a good move, which ultimately won't change much in the way of shopping habits, but still, it is nice to open all the toys up to children.

This of course, came about after pressure from a group called Let Toys Be Toys and, thanks to them being campaigners, it means that some people will automatically be against whatever it is they're saying - that's how humans work. Group A says "CHANGE THINGS!" Group B complain and reply with "LEAVE EVERYTHING ALONE!"

Either way, you'll now search for toys by age-group, brand, or type of toy, rather than gender. Of course, some parents will think that this is going to make shopping for their children more difficult, but really, buying toys for kids is a nightmare regardless of how it is offered to you.

Obviously, television commercials and marketing won't be changing the way they do things, which means Toys R Us changing their system won't mean that girls will stop being ushered toward dolls, and boys toward diggers, but it is something. And of course, parents will influence what they want their children to play with, but all the same, if you shop at Toys R Us, the shelves will no longer categorise things into things for girls, and things for boys.